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nature.com
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.

go.nature.com/3MTmdAR
‘A serious problem’: peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.
go.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.

My latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#PeerReview
‘A serious problem’: peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
dalmeet.bsky.social
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.

My latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#PeerReview
‘A serious problem’: peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
UK-based research integrity sleuth (Sholto David) will receive more than $2.6 million as part of a settlement with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int...
Dana-Farber settles lawsuit alleging fraud in NIH research
Scientific sleuth who uncovered the problems to receive more than $2.6 million
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
Researchers who are using generative AI to write papers are publishing more papers — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@yianyin.bsky.social, @mathijsdevaan.bsky.social, @jameszou.bsky.social
Researchers who use generative AI to write papers are publishing more
Large language models produce papers that use more-complex language and cite a wider range of sources
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
Researchers who are using generative AI to write papers are publishing more papers — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@yianyin.bsky.social, @mathijsdevaan.bsky.social, @jameszou.bsky.social
Researchers who use generative AI to write papers are publishing more
Large language models produce papers that use more-complex language and cite a wider range of sources
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
UK-based research integrity sleuth (Sholto David) will receive more than $2.6 million as part of a settlement with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int...
Dana-Farber settles lawsuit alleging fraud in NIH research
Scientific sleuth who uncovered the problems to receive more than $2.6 million
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
AI, robots, duplicates, calls for retraction, Nature studies, crystallography databases, data integrity — enjoyed writing this story!

My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

#ChemSky
The duplicates that haunt crystallography databases
Researchers call for retraction of two recent <i>Nature</i> studies about AI-generated crystals
cen.acs.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
AI, robots, duplicates, calls for retraction, Nature studies, crystallography databases, data integrity — enjoyed writing this story!

My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

#ChemSky
The duplicates that haunt crystallography databases
Researchers call for retraction of two recent <i>Nature</i> studies about AI-generated crystals
cen.acs.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
Physicists are split on whether generative AI is having a net positive or negative effect on the field.

My latest for Physics Magazine:

physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

@briandavidearp.bsky.social, @danielucko.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
Physicists are split on whether generative AI is having a net positive or negative effect on the field.

My latest for Physics Magazine:

physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

@briandavidearp.bsky.social, @danielucko.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
"The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety"

My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
cen.acs.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
"The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety"

My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
cen.acs.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
The European Commission has been ordered to pay damages and court costs to a researcher after its European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) published defamatory statements accusing her of misuse of grant funding five years ago — my latest for @chemistryworld.com:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/researc...
Researcher wins €50,000 in damages as European Anti-Fraud Office removes ‘unlawful’ press release
EU court rules that inaccurate allegations of grant misuse damaged the researcher's reputation, career and health
www.chemistryworld.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
The @ukri.org is opening up between 1,000-2,000 of its past grant applications to test out if it can/should make use of generative AI.

My latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-op...

@mikethelwall.bsky.social
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
Why are the first papers of every volume of @springernature.com online-only journals cited significantly more?

My latest for @chemistryworld.com:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/why-are...

@neesjanvaneck.bsky.social, @crossref.bsky.social
Why are the first papers of some online-only journals cited significantly more?
Issue may originate from an algorithm of the DOI registry Crossref, leading to 150,000 faulty citation links
www.chemistryworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
chemistryworld.com
UKRI has opened up its archives on grants in the hope that AI can be trained on it and, in future, help reviewers speed up the peer review process.
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
dalmeet.bsky.social
The @ukri.org is opening up between 1,000-2,000 of its past grant applications to test out if it can/should make use of generative AI.

My latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-op...

@mikethelwall.bsky.social
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
Why are the first papers of every volume of @springernature.com online-only journals cited significantly more?

My latest for @chemistryworld.com:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/why-are...

@neesjanvaneck.bsky.social, @crossref.bsky.social
Why are the first papers of some online-only journals cited significantly more?
Issue may originate from an algorithm of the DOI registry Crossref, leading to 150,000 faulty citation links
www.chemistryworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
dalmeet.bsky.social
. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
retractionwatch.com
Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence.
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
dalmeet.bsky.social
. @alcs.co.uk members: you have until Monday to vote for
@richardfisher.bsky.social to elect him as a director.

Would be great to have someone with knowledge of tech to guide the organisation through issues with copyright/credit/remuneration in the era of generative AI!
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reposted by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
chemistryworld.com
A Greek researcher has won her court battle against the EU's anti-corruption agency that accused her of misuse of grant funding 5 years ago. An EU court ruled that the fraud agency breached her confidentiality and violated her presumption of innocence.
Researcher wins €50,000 in damages as European Anti-Fraud Office removes ‘unlawful’ press release
EU court rules that inaccurate allegations of grant misuse damaged the researcher's reputation, career and health
www.chemistryworld.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM